Directory comparison
NoOp
glgxg at sbcglobal.net
Wed Jul 29 18:42:17 UTC 2009
On 07/28/2009 07:44 PM, Roberto Waltman wrote:
> NoOp wrote:
...
>> Will Unison allow Richard to do what he is asking above?
>>
>
> Yes - It builds a database of files on both systems, showing which files
> are different, as in:
> (a) exist in only one of the systems.
> (b) exist in both, different contents.
> (c) exist in both, same contents, different attributes (modification
> time, owner, protection, etc. where applicable.)
>
> Then allows the user to chose which differences to propagate and in
> which direction. (Easier with the GUI frontend - Change propagation can
> also be made automatic to keep both sides in sync after an initial
> comparison)
>
> But if the need is only to compare names and time stamps, it is an
> overkill and can be very slow the first time is used on large filesets.
>
> R.W.
>
> PS: Correction - the "systems" can also be different subtrees in the
> same machine.
Thanks, didn't realize that. I'll give unison a spin.
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